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Thursday, November 21, 2013

Federation Board of Trustees Approve Resolution on Iran

Yesterday, the JFNA Executive Committee, based on a directive by the JFNA Board of Trustees and Delegate Assembly meeting Nov. 12 during the 2013 GA in Jerusalem, discussed the issue of ongoing negotiations involving the U.S., Canada, the P5+1 nations and Iran regarding Iran’s nuclear weapons program.

The Executive Committee today approved a resolution on Iran that urges the “complete dismantling” of Iran’s capability to produce nuclear weapons. The resolution sends a clear message on behalf of the Jewish Federation system to the U.S., Canada and the P5+1 nations currently negotiating with Iran.

We will be sending a more detailed briefing on this resolution to Federations, and providing it to media, but we wanted to alert you first. Below is the complete text of the resolution, as unanimously approved by the Executive Committee.

THE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

[Nov. 20, 2013]

RESOLUTION: SUPPORT FOR DISMANTLING IRAN’S NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM

WHEREAS, since the 2000 General Assembly, the Jewish Federations of North America have issued a series of resolutions speaking out against Iran developing nuclear weapons; and

WHEREAS, a nuclear armed Iran is unacceptable to the United States, as reflected in U.S. government policy, to Israel, to Canada, and indeed the entire world; and

WHEREAS, the U.S., and the P5+1 countries are engaged in discussions with Iran regarding the future of its nuclear program; and

WHEREAS, at a meeting of the Board of Trustees and Delegate Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America, Inc. of November 12, 2013, the Delegate Assembly authorized the Executive Committee to pass a resolution in support of dismantling Iran’s nuclear weapons program.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Jewish Federations of North America urges the United States, Canada, and the P5+1 nations to insist that any diplomatic solution results in the complete dismantling of Iran’s capability of producing nuclear weapons and ensures mechanisms for ongoing verification of Iranian compliance.